and no entry in log files, you might check permission of files in directories {{Filename|/var/lib/mysql}} and {{Filename|/var/lib/mysql/mysql}}. If owner of files in this directories is not mysql:mysql, you should do following:

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# chown mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql -R

# chown mysql:mysql /var/lib/mysql -R

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If you run into permission problems despite having followed the above ensure that your {{Filename|my.cnf}} is copied to /etc/: